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Residue On 8 Acrosss Suit After Fitting Through The Chimney

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noun

• United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)

40%5 Like Santa's suit after going through the chimney
adjective satellite

• of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

• covered with or as if with soot

37%4 A small chimney or chimney-like structure
noun

• United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)

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